1. MDG: ANALYSIS
Honduras

2. POVERTY AND
HUNGER
Second poorest country in Central America
1.5 million Hondurans face hunger
Natural Disasters (hurricanes, droughts)
Only one third of the Hondurans are unemployed but about 60% of Hondurans
live below the poverty line

3. PRIMARY EDUCATION
Hardly 32 our of every 100 students actually finish primary school
Leave school to find jobs
School drop out age: 11 years
Not enough schools
Boys and girls alike get education

4. GENDER EQUALITY
Women hold 23 of the 128 seats in the unicameral National Congress
Loans
Women are entitled to own land

5. CHILD HEALTH
52% deaths happen in the first month
Overall: 23 for every 1000 children
Boy: 22 for every 1000 children
Girls: 17 for every 1000 children.
Honduras 75.6% of boys and 74.3% of girls under two had received their
vaccinations
Preventable causes

6. MATERNAL HEALTH
Improvement of Health Conditions Loan
100 health clinics built
Over 300 health technicians
50% of maternal deaths are preventable

7. HIV/AIDS
Growing problem for Honduras
Disease goes under detected
Unawareness
70% percent of the population lives with HIV/AIDS.

8. ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY
Natural resources at risk for economic growth
77% of the population have improved sanitation facilities
87% have access to improved water sources

9. GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
Aid
from other countries
UNICEF, WHO present in the country
Partnerships
Education
Health
Disabilities